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About
Anu Hariharan is founder and managing partner of avra, a twice-yearly two-month program for growth-stage founders that covers company-building topics including hiring, scaling operations, and paths to public company status. The program admits approximately 10-12 companies per batch and has engaged over 75 companies across six cohorts, with instruction from CEOs and executives at established companies. Prior to founding avra, Hariharan co-led Y Combinator's Continuity Fund, where she invested in growth-stage companies including Instacart, Brex, Gusto, Faire, and Monzo.
Board director at WhatnotYC W20
Intro paths
Whatnot went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — Anu sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.
Whatnot's group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Whatnot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Anu can intro founders to Whatnot's investors below.
Whatnot's investors · 21
Co-founders at Whatnot
Board director at GrowwYC W18
Intro paths
Groww went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — Anu sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.
In turn, Anu can intro founders to Groww's investors below.
Groww's investors · 10
Co-founders at Groww
Board director at Convoy
Intro paths
In turn, Anu can intro founders to Convoy's investors below.
Convoy's investors · 22
Co-founders at Convoy
Experience
- avraFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Avis Budget GroupDirector Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Monzo BankDirector Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- RevenueCatMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- WhatnotMember, Board of Directors2021 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- SnapdocsMember, Board of Directors2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Groww, IndiaMember, Board of Directors2020 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Vouch InsuranceMember, Board of Directors2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- FaireBoard Member2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoBoard Observer2018 — 2023
- BrexMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorManaging Director & Partner2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Monzo BankBoard Member2019 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner2014 — 2016Menlo Park
- UdacityBoard Observer2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Instart LogicBoard Observer2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2010 — 2014New York
- Qualcomm IncSenior Software Engineer2004 — 2007San Diego
Skills & more
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Market EntryMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceCorporate DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyFrom Anu's professional profile.
Writing
A guide on building, hiring, and scaling a metrics-driven growth team, drawing on advice from growth experts at top startups.
An analysis of how China's Toutiao app uses machine and deep learning to create and serve highly personalized content without a social graph.
An essay sharing YC community best practices for founders on setting up, running, and managing a startup board of directors.
An analysis of how WeChat became China's dominant super-app, driving massive daily engagement and inspiring the "messaging as a platform" category worldwide.
An essay analyzing how Pinduoduo pioneered social e-commerce in China and what its success signals for social-shopping platforms elsewhere.
Colleagues at avra
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Investors connected to Anu in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anu Hariharan?
- Anu Hariharan is founder and managing partner of avra, a twice-yearly two-month program for growth-stage founders that covers company-building topics including hiring, scaling operations, and paths to public company status. The program admits approximately 10-12 companies per batch and has engaged over 75 companies across six cohorts, with instruction from CEOs and executives at established companies. Prior to founding avra, Hariharan co-led Y Combinator's Continuity Fund, where she invested in growth-stage companies including Instacart, Brex, Gusto, Faire, and Monzo.
- Where does Anu Hariharan work?
- Anu Hariharan is General Partner at avra and Board director at Whatnot and Board director at Groww and Board director at Convoy.
- What check size does Anu Hariharan write?
- Anu Hariharan typically writes checks of $150K.
- Where did Anu Hariharan go to school?
- Anu Hariharan studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); Virginia Tech (MS, Electrical Engineering); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering).
- What has Anu Hariharan written?
- Anu Hariharan has 5 tracked posts on ycombinator.com, including "How to set up, hire, and scale a growth strategy and team", "The hidden forces behind China's content king Toutiao", "How to create and manage a board", and 2 more.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Also attended Virginia Tech286
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Also attended National Institute of Technology Karnataka45
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Shared employers
Also worked at RevenueCat4
Also worked at Groww, India8
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Also worked at Faire24
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Also worked at Brex65
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